Railway-joint



M. S. M'URAR ANU Il. F. HAMROCK.

RAILWAY JOINT.

4APPLICATION FILED Dic. sI. I9I9.

1,336,915. I Patented Apr. 13, 1920. I

MICHAEL S. MURAR AND LOUIS F. HAMROCK, OF'YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

RAILWAY-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Application filed December 31, 1919. Serial No. 348,713.

To all 'tu/tom t may concern:

Be it known that we, MICHAEL S. MURAR and LOUIS F. HAMROCK, citizens of the United States of Youngstown, in the and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Joints, of which the following is a specification.

America, residing at This invention relates to railway joints,`

and has for its particular object the securing of the ends of the rails without using bolts, as are generally used.

Another object of our invention is to provide a bridge portion fitting between the ends of the rails.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a bracing and bridging structure which is positioned between the ends of the rails, in order to lessen the battering of the ends of the rail, and at the same time making the joint strongest where the greatest strain naturally comes.

The invention consists in various features of construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rail joint when assembled.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shoe portion of the joint showing the bridge and bracing member formed as a part of the shoe.

` Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the plates, having a securing arm formed thereon.

By referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that we have provided a shoe portion 1, which has an upturned supporting portion 2, which ts directly underneath the head of the rail 3 at point 4. Upon this upturned portion2 we have provided a bridge and bracing portion 5. The upper portion of this bridge and bracing member 5 takes the form of the upper portion of the rail head 3.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the rail 6 fits snugly within the shoe portion 1, so that the flange 7 of the rail Gfits within the recess 8. In assembling the rail joints, the shoe portion 1 is laid upon the tie, or ordinary supporting means for the rails. The end of the rail 6 is then slipped up against the upturned supporting portion 2 with the end of the rail against the bridge and bracing member 5. The rail 9 is now placed in a similar position against the upcounty of Mahoning tion 1.

' that the securing turned portion 2 and with the end against the bridge and bracing member 5.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that the rail 6 and the rail 9 are now opposite each other and on opposite sides of the bridge and bracing member 5. The securing plates 10 and 1l are now placed against the rails 6 and 9, so that the upturned portion 12 of the securing plates 10 and 11 lits securely against the rail, and supports the heads of the rail 3 at point 13. In placing the securing plates 10 and 11 the flange 14 fits within the groove 15, in the shoe por- The securing plates 10 and 11 are provided with key arms 16 and 17. The plates are now slipped toward the bridge and bracing member 5 until the ends come in contact with the sides ofthe bridge and bracing member 5. The key arms 16 and 17 have,v now been projected through the openings 18 and 19 respectively. When the securing plates 10 and l1 are in the correct position the keys 2O are passed through the ends of the key arms 16 and 17.

It will be noticed by referring to Fig. 1

plates 10 and ll are provided wth notches 21, which form a continuation of the notches 22 of the shoe portion 1 when the securing plates l0 and 11 are in their correct position. An ordinary spike now is used to hold the rail and rail joint by keying the securing plates l() and 11 to the shoe portion 1, the above mentioned spikes being driven in the notches 2l and 22.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that we have provided bracing members 23 which are formed to support the upturned supporting portion 2 and upturned portion 12. It will be understood that we do not wish to be restricted to the number of bracing members 23, as shown, but a sufficient number of the same may be employed as found desirable.

What we claim is:

In a device of the class described; a shoe member having an in and up-turned portion, the upturned portion fitting underneath the head of a railway rail, a bridge and supporting member formed on the shoe and upturned member, a groove on the upper surface near the edge of said shoe, support plates provided with flanges fitting the above mentioned groove, an upturned part fitting underneath the railway head, key

arms formed at the end oi' said support plates, tWo openings formed in the bridge and supporting member, a plurality of notches in the shoe, a plurality of notches in the support plates positioned so as to register' With the notches of the shoe; substantially as described for the purpose set forth.

In 'testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

MICHAEL S. MURAR. LOUIS F. HAMROCK.

Vitnesses MARTHA B. MGCARTNEY, HENRY GREENWALD. 

